Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Associate Director Pens Essay on Experience with Trauma Care
Recently, an editorial written by Dr. Kent Stevens, Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit Associate Director for Trauma and Clinical Services, was featured on the Bloomberg Philanthropies website.
In the post, Dr. Stevens recalls a roadside crash involving a Matatu (a type of minibus) he witnessed during a recent trip to Kenya that highlights the urgent need in the country to improve on-site, post-crash care of the injured.
EMS Training at Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenya
Thousands of people die each year in Kenya as a result of road traffic crashes. As part of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Initiative, Dr. Stevens and the JH-IIRU team have been working with national and local governments, the World Health Organization and various local organizations in Kenya to address and improve patient care after a road crash. The Unit has helped to train not only hospital-based medical professionals like doctors and nurses, but pre-hospital providers like emergency medical technicians and ambulance drivers and developed an improved trauma registry to collect data collection that will help define the burden of injury in the country. JH-IIRU has also worked on national policies to strengthen laws in an effort to improve road safety and injury outcomes, and ultimately, save lives.
Read Dr. Stevens editorial here.
Learn more about the Bloomberg Philanthropies Global Road Safety Initiative here.
Access information on our other trauma care work here, here and here.